Edward MacLean Lowry, Jr. died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003 at the Dunn County Health Care Center. He was born April 9, 1914 in Dallas, Texas to Edward MacLean Lowry, Sr. and Alberta Blanche Douglas Lowry.
In 1916, the family moved to Chicago and, eventually to La Grange, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. After the death of Edward, Sr. in 1927, Ed attended and was graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in Chicago in 1930. He attended Ripon College from which he was graduated in 1936 with a B.S. degree in biology. He attended graduate school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, studying anthropology, then Michigan State College in East Lansing and later, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, majoring in biology.
In October of 1942, Ed was inducted into the Army Air Force at Fort Bragg, N.C. and was stationed at the AAF Air Base in Presque Isle, Maine, where he received in-station training as a weather observer. From Presque Isle, he was sent to Goose Bay Air Base in Labrador and then to BW-1 in Greenland and served in the Weather Squadron there.
In October of 1943, Ed was returned to the States and stationed at the Army Air Forces Tactical Center (AFTAC) in Orlando, Florida. He received training as a facsimile technician and also served as photographer for his unit.
While in Presque Isle, he met Doris Marguerite Scott. On August 25, 1944, they were married in the base chapel in Orlando and lived off base in Winter Park, Fla. After his discharge in 1946, they moved to East Lansing, Mich. where Ed again attended Michigan State College, studying Fisheries Biology. In June 1949, they moved to Columbia, Mo. where Ed was employed by the Missouri Conservation Commission as a fisheries biologist. During part of that time, Ed took courses at the University of Missouri (Columbia) and was awarded his Ph.D. degree in 1954. The G.I. Bill made this possible financially. While in Columbia, Doris and Ed were joined by their daughter, Katherine Blanche.
In 1954, the family moved to Raleigh, N.C. where Ed was employed for two years as a biology teacher at Meredith College. He then spent three years as a fisheries research biologist in the Zoology Department of North Carolina State College in Raleigh.
Ed served as an Elder in the Govy (N.C.) Presbyterian Church. While in Raleigh, the family was joined by their son, Charles Edward.
In 1959, the family moved to Menomonie, where Ed was employed as an Associate Professor in the Biology Department of Stout State College. In 1963, he was promoted to the rank of Professor. While at Stout, he was Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of the newly organized Faculty Senate. He the Biology department for three years. He enjoyed teaching field biology and outdoor education courses at The Pigeon Lake Field Station just outside of Drummond, Wisconsin.
Ed was a member of the Menomonie Lodge Number 164 Free Masons and served as Master of the Lodge for one and on-half terms.
For health reasons, Ed retired from Stout (by now, the University of Wisconsin-Stout) in 1985. Ed and Doris enjoyed camping and the out-of-doors. They built a cabin on the shore of Poplar Lake along the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.
He served as an advisor to the sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Chapter at Stout for several years.
Ed is survived by his wife, Doris, and two children. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the First Congregational Church, UCC in Menomonie with the Rev. Rob MacDougall officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie in the spring.
Stanton-Goodrich-Rhiel Funeral Home is serving the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Ripon College, University of Wisconsin-Stout, or First Congregational Church in Menomonie.
In 1916, the family moved to Chicago and, eventually to La Grange, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. After the death of Edward, Sr. in 1927, Ed attended and was graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in Chicago in 1930. He attended Ripon College from which he was graduated in 1936 with a B.S. degree in biology. He attended graduate school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, studying anthropology, then Michigan State College in East Lansing and later, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, majoring in biology.
In October of 1942, Ed was inducted into the Army Air Force at Fort Bragg, N.C. and was stationed at the AAF Air Base in Presque Isle, Maine, where he received in-station training as a weather observer. From Presque Isle, he was sent to Goose Bay Air Base in Labrador and then to BW-1 in Greenland and served in the Weather Squadron there.
In October of 1943, Ed was returned to the States and stationed at the Army Air Forces Tactical Center (AFTAC) in Orlando, Florida. He received training as a facsimile technician and also served as photographer for his unit.
While in Presque Isle, he met Doris Marguerite Scott. On August 25, 1944, they were married in the base chapel in Orlando and lived off base in Winter Park, Fla. After his discharge in 1946, they moved to East Lansing, Mich. where Ed again attended Michigan State College, studying Fisheries Biology. In June 1949, they moved to Columbia, Mo. where Ed was employed by the Missouri Conservation Commission as a fisheries biologist. During part of that time, Ed took courses at the University of Missouri (Columbia) and was awarded his Ph.D. degree in 1954. The G.I. Bill made this possible financially. While in Columbia, Doris and Ed were joined by their daughter, Katherine Blanche.
In 1954, the family moved to Raleigh, N.C. where Ed was employed for two years as a biology teacher at Meredith College. He then spent three years as a fisheries research biologist in the Zoology Department of North Carolina State College in Raleigh.
Ed served as an Elder in the Govy (N.C.) Presbyterian Church. While in Raleigh, the family was joined by their son, Charles Edward.
In 1959, the family moved to Menomonie, where Ed was employed as an Associate Professor in the Biology Department of Stout State College. In 1963, he was promoted to the rank of Professor. While at Stout, he was Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of the newly organized Faculty Senate. He the Biology department for three years. He enjoyed teaching field biology and outdoor education courses at The Pigeon Lake Field Station just outside of Drummond, Wisconsin.
Ed was a member of the Menomonie Lodge Number 164 Free Masons and served as Master of the Lodge for one and on-half terms.
For health reasons, Ed retired from Stout (by now, the University of Wisconsin-Stout) in 1985. Ed and Doris enjoyed camping and the out-of-doors. They built a cabin on the shore of Poplar Lake along the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.
He served as an advisor to the sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Chapter at Stout for several years.
Ed is survived by his wife, Doris, and two children. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the First Congregational Church, UCC in Menomonie with the Rev. Rob MacDougall officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie in the spring.
Stanton-Goodrich-Rhiel Funeral Home is serving the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Ripon College, University of Wisconsin-Stout, or First Congregational Church in Menomonie.
Edward MacLean Lowry, Jr. died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003 at the Dunn County Health Care Center. He was born April 9, 1914 in Dallas, Texas to Edward MacLean Lowry, Sr. and Alberta Blanche Douglas Lowry.
In 1916, the family moved to Chicago and, eventually to La Grange, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. After the death of Edward, Sr. in 1927, Ed attended and was graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in Chicago in 1930. He attended Ripon College from which he was graduated in 1936 with a B.S. degree in biology. He attended graduate school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, studying anthropology, then Michigan State College in East Lansing and later, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, majoring in biology.
In October of 1942, Ed was inducted into the Army Air Force at Fort Bragg, N.C. and was stationed at the AAF Air Base in Presque Isle, Maine, where he received in-station training as a weather observer. From Presque Isle, he was sent to Goose Bay Air Base in Labrador and then to BW-1 in Greenland and served in the Weather Squadron there.
In October of 1943, Ed was returned to the States and stationed at the Army Air Forces Tactical Center (AFTAC) in Orlando, Florida. He received training as a facsimile technician and also served as photographer for his unit.
While in Presque Isle, he met Doris Marguerite Scott. On August 25, 1944, they were married in the base chapel in Orlando and lived off base in Winter Park, Fla. After his discharge in 1946, they moved to East Lansing, Mich. where Ed again attended Michigan State College, studying Fisheries Biology. In June 1949, they moved to Columbia, Mo. where Ed was employed by the Missouri Conservation Commission as a fisheries biologist. During part of that time, Ed took courses at the University of Missouri (Columbia) and was awarded his Ph.D. degree in 1954. The G.I. Bill made this possible financially. While in Columbia, Doris and Ed were joined by their daughter, Katherine Blanche.
In 1954, the family moved to Raleigh, N.C. where Ed was employed for two years as a biology teacher at Meredith College. He then spent three years as a fisheries research biologist in the Zoology Department of North Carolina State College in Raleigh.
Ed served as an Elder in the Govy (N.C.) Presbyterian Church. While in Raleigh, the family was joined by their son, Charles Edward.
In 1959, the family moved to Menomonie, where Ed was employed as an Associate Professor in the Biology Department of Stout State College. In 1963, he was promoted to the rank of Professor. While at Stout, he was Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of the newly organized Faculty Senate. He the Biology department for three years. He enjoyed teaching field biology and outdoor education courses at The Pigeon Lake Field Station just outside of Drummond, Wisconsin.
Ed was a member of the Menomonie Lodge Number 164 Free Masons and served as Master of the Lodge for one and on-half terms.
For health reasons, Ed retired from Stout (by now, the University of Wisconsin-Stout) in 1985. Ed and Doris enjoyed camping and the out-of-doors. They built a cabin on the shore of Poplar Lake along the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.
He served as an advisor to the sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Chapter at Stout for several years.
Ed is survived by his wife, Doris, and two children. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the First Congregational Church, UCC in Menomonie with the Rev. Rob MacDougall officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie in the spring.
Stanton-Goodrich-Rhiel Funeral Home is serving the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Ripon College, University of Wisconsin-Stout, or First Congregational Church in Menomonie.
In 1916, the family moved to Chicago and, eventually to La Grange, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. After the death of Edward, Sr. in 1927, Ed attended and was graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in Chicago in 1930. He attended Ripon College from which he was graduated in 1936 with a B.S. degree in biology. He attended graduate school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, studying anthropology, then Michigan State College in East Lansing and later, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, majoring in biology.
In October of 1942, Ed was inducted into the Army Air Force at Fort Bragg, N.C. and was stationed at the AAF Air Base in Presque Isle, Maine, where he received in-station training as a weather observer. From Presque Isle, he was sent to Goose Bay Air Base in Labrador and then to BW-1 in Greenland and served in the Weather Squadron there.
In October of 1943, Ed was returned to the States and stationed at the Army Air Forces Tactical Center (AFTAC) in Orlando, Florida. He received training as a facsimile technician and also served as photographer for his unit.
While in Presque Isle, he met Doris Marguerite Scott. On August 25, 1944, they were married in the base chapel in Orlando and lived off base in Winter Park, Fla. After his discharge in 1946, they moved to East Lansing, Mich. where Ed again attended Michigan State College, studying Fisheries Biology. In June 1949, they moved to Columbia, Mo. where Ed was employed by the Missouri Conservation Commission as a fisheries biologist. During part of that time, Ed took courses at the University of Missouri (Columbia) and was awarded his Ph.D. degree in 1954. The G.I. Bill made this possible financially. While in Columbia, Doris and Ed were joined by their daughter, Katherine Blanche.
In 1954, the family moved to Raleigh, N.C. where Ed was employed for two years as a biology teacher at Meredith College. He then spent three years as a fisheries research biologist in the Zoology Department of North Carolina State College in Raleigh.
Ed served as an Elder in the Govy (N.C.) Presbyterian Church. While in Raleigh, the family was joined by their son, Charles Edward.
In 1959, the family moved to Menomonie, where Ed was employed as an Associate Professor in the Biology Department of Stout State College. In 1963, he was promoted to the rank of Professor. While at Stout, he was Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of the newly organized Faculty Senate. He the Biology department for three years. He enjoyed teaching field biology and outdoor education courses at The Pigeon Lake Field Station just outside of Drummond, Wisconsin.
Ed was a member of the Menomonie Lodge Number 164 Free Masons and served as Master of the Lodge for one and on-half terms.
For health reasons, Ed retired from Stout (by now, the University of Wisconsin-Stout) in 1985. Ed and Doris enjoyed camping and the out-of-doors. They built a cabin on the shore of Poplar Lake along the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.
He served as an advisor to the sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Chapter at Stout for several years.
Ed is survived by his wife, Doris, and two children. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the First Congregational Church, UCC in Menomonie with the Rev. Rob MacDougall officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie in the spring.
Stanton-Goodrich-Rhiel Funeral Home is serving the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Ripon College, University of Wisconsin-Stout, or First Congregational Church in Menomonie.
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